03139 [alt-beam] Flying bots

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Message #03139

To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "Jaroslav 'Lord Slayer' Pelan" pelanj@feld.cvut.cz
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 18:05:23 MET-1MEST
Subject: [alt-beam] Flying bots

Hello,
how about a model sailplane with some sort of speed detector?
Instead of phototropic (but still solar powered) make it find the
longest flighttime possible (let it find the warm air rising). Also
some mercury switches should be used (you know the 'stall
warning' from your aircraft simulator don't you?). Then if it is an
autonomous being, make some sort of remote control to call it
back (dog's whistle :-) ). Then sit and watch it flying around you. A
nice dream isn't it?

JP
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